EMMT 2400 - Control Processes

Academic Division:

Business, Industry and Technology

Academic Discipline:

Electrical Maintenance

Assistant Dean: Vincent Palombo PhD

3 Credit(s)
This course studies the control devices, sensors, transducers, instrumentation and control loop strategies and structures that control applications such as, boilers, chillers, rotating machinery, cooling towers, HVAC, heat exchangers, batch reactors and distillation processes used in industry by chemical plants, oil refineries, steel mills, water treatment plants, drink producers, and waste treatment plants. UG

3 Lab Hour(s)

2 Lecture Hour(s);

Required Concurrent Course(s): Take EMMT 0011 ;

Required as Prerequisite or Concurrent Course(s): Take EMMT 2250 and EMMT 2300

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
1. Identify the primary sensors and transducers and describe their functions for measuring flow, temperature, pressure, and level.	Quizzes, lab exercises throughout weeks 1-4, midterm and final exam.
2. Identify the primary control valve actuators, the purpose of positioners and discuss the application of each of them.	Quizzes, lab exercises throughout week 5, midterm and final exam.
3. Explain the use of alternative final control devices and the advantages or disadvantages of each of them.	Quizzes, lab exercises during week 5, midterm and final exam.
4. Illustrate the principles of operation, terminology, safety considerations and applications for common analytical instruments used in industry.	Quizzes, lab exercises during week 6, midterm and final exam.
5. Employ the principles of operation and applications for on-stream analytical instruments used in industry including sampling systems and sampling techniques.	Quizzes, lab exercises during week 7, midterm and final exam.
6. Discuss the types of electronic instrument communication signals (4-20 mA, 10-50 mA, 1-5 V, etc.) and their methods of transmission.	Quizzes, lab exercises during week 9, and the final exam.
7. Setup and test the final control elements in process control loops.	Quizzes, lab exercises throughout weeks 9-14, and the final exam.
8. Install, test and operate electronic automatic process controller hardware.	Quizzes, lab exercises throughout weeks 9-14, and the final exam.

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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